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Two voices, two eras, and one enduring mystery tie together the pages of Faces in the Crowd. In present‑day Mexico City, a young woman named Emily Dickinson navigates parenting and longing through the stories of her children. In 1950s Philadelphia, a dying poet reflects on a past that both overwhelms and frees him.
The novel follows the poet’s memories of a period as a young editor in New York City, unsure whether to persuade a publisher that the works of obscure Mexican poet Gilberto Owen—who once lived in Harlem in the 1920s—merit translation and publication. Throughout, the ghostly influence of Owen and the slow unraveling of the narrator’s family life linger like a shadow over every scene.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Valeria Luiselli
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